Kargil coldest at minus 16 degrees

Bone-chilling weather continued in Jammu and Kashmir today as overnight temperatures remained several notches below the freezing point in the valley and Ladakh region.

The plan document envisages the accurate assessment of risk and vulnerability to disasters in the State of Jammu and Kashmir. A significant thematic component will be the mainstreaming of disaster management concerns in development plans/projects/ and programmes.

Jammu and Kashmir has fared better than many other states in the country with regard to the Infant Mortality Rate.

A year after Uttarakhand floods: No disaster mgmt policy to combat nature's fury. Sikkim govt to buy 100% stake in Teesta-III if other investors exit.

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways wants environmental clearances for its projects in states along the border to be handled by the state governments concerned to avoid a pile-up of files a

To check the pollution emanating from brick kilns, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) and the office of the Deputy Commissioner to close kilns ru

13 of 22 dists identified as prone to multi-hazards, says 2011 disaster management policy

The Department of Environment, Ecology and Remote Sensing (DEERS) has completed the study on the satellite based rapid assessment on floods in Jammu and Kashmir in collaboration with the national r

Blames govt for failing to warn Srinagar about floods after Anantnag was inundated

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